This list might spur your thinking about what similar calendars exist in your area. Compile them on a document with hyperlinks, or bookmark them so you can easily peruse them when your story well is dry.

Thanks to Lifehacker I just found Zapaday, which calls itself ” the world’s most comprehensive public calendar and news agenda, wiki-style.” You can follow its twitter feed @Zapaday. You can customize by topic. For example you can find:

national holidays

product launches

religious events

days since X happened

movie releases

sports events

and much more. You can filter by geography but I didn’t find it helpful for my fairly small city. Be sure to check out the ‘Week Ahead’ to get a jump on a story next week.